RE: Secure Remote access?

[<LordInfidel () directionweb com>]

Use radmin from famatech

Besides allowing for a password to be set , you can also use IP restrictions.  It has built in encryption that you can 
not turn off, and can be configured to listen on a port other then the default 4899.

It's cheap at $40

LordInfidel 

-----Original Message-----
From: Chad Thomsen [mailto:chad.thomsen () bramespecialty com] 
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 8:06 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Secure Remote access?

I have relatives with older computers who constantly get viruses and need help who live in other states.  I would like 
to set up some sort of VNC so I can log into there computers and help them out.  The problem with VNC is that it is not 
secure.  Yes I know I could set up a SSL system but I have to keep this very simple as my relatives are NOT computer 
literate.  No, I cannot use Windows XP with remote assistance because these are Win98 machines.  Yes they should 
upgrade, but what is the point if all they are doing is checking their email and surfing the web on occasion?  The 
machine I would use to get into my relatives machine would be Windows XP (preferred due to knowledge) or RH Linux 
(still learning).
 
Does anybody have a simple solution to this that is free or very cheap? Sorry to sound like a cheap skate but a lot of 
my relatives are retired and are on fixed income.
 
Thanks,
Chad Thomsen, MCSE, CCNA
Network Administrator
Brame Specialty